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No respite for Ukraine despite Trump’s energy truce announcement
Good morning from Brussels. It’s Tuesday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. In today’s newsletter: Russia hits Ukraine’s energy sites despite Trump’s truce announcement, Europe stands firm behind Kyiv and France braces for fresh protests.
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Europe Today
NATO warns Russia amid escalating hybrid attacks from Moscow
NATO's top commander has a message for Moscow: any attack on the alliance will be blocked, blunted and broken. In Warsaw, Zelenskyy says Russia has already broken Trump's energy ceasefire. And in France, student protests enter a new phase as the country's budget reaches the French Assembly.
Europe Today
Oleshky official warns against giving Russia more Ukrainian territory
In a rare glimpse into life under Russian occupation, Tetiana Hasanenko, head of the Oleshky city military administration, told Euronews of spreading hunger and residents risking their lives to find food on the "road of death."
Cinema
Nollywood in London: New hub for African cinema opens in UK capital
Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu has opened EbonyLife Place London, a new cultural hub celebrating African cinema and Black culture. The venue brings together a cinema, restaurant and boutique showcasing designers from Africa and its diaspora.
Russia
Rent surges in Georgia and Armenia as Russians flee mobilisation fears
Monthly rents in Yerevan now run to €800–900 for a two-room flat, up 23.5% year on year in August, while Tbilisi rents have stabilised after 60–70% jumps following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Russian nationals account for 72% of all foreign property transactions in Armenia.
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Spain: National Day highlights territorial unity from Barcelona to Ceuta
Spain's National Day on Monday, 12 October, was marked by demonstrations in Barcelona in support of Spanish unity, while far-right leader Santiago Abascal visited Ceuta, the Spanish enclave on the North African coast.
Europe
EU struggles to ramp up Red Sea mission as Houthis escalate attacks
The EU and Italy are pushing member states to bolster the Aspides naval mission in the Red Sea, but only two more warships have been pledged, exposing Europe’s thin defence capabilities as the Houthis threaten energy supply routes.
